Yeah, mine seems to be somewhere around 6, based on the pressure when cool and/or first starting up. b On Mar 15, 2011, at 5:34 PM, Bruce Keeler wrote:
> On 3/15/11 10:43 AM, Ira wrote: >> At 02:44 PM 3/13/2011, you wrote: >> >>> One thing I notice is that my brew pressure gauge climbs at idle to about >>> 10 bar, then the OPV drain starts to dribble. That gives me a good idea >>> that I'm set to roughly 10 bar on the OPV. However, I am wondering whether >>> this is normal for the system to be sitting at that high of a pressure when >>> idle? I >> >> The brew boiler is completely full so if you add cold water and wait for it >> to heat up it will expand and create pressure. Indicated pressure with the >> brew lever up is meaningless and common. >> > Even apart from that issue, the gauge will always show at least the incoming > water pressure. 10 bar is rather high for that, unless you have really high > mains pressure. There are pressure reducing gizmos that you can put inline > to reduce it. > > Bruce > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en.
